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The Mzimkulu estuary
(30°44' S;
30°27' E)
is situated near the coastal town of Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal. The river is approximately 329 km long with a catchment area of 6 745 sq. km. About 26% of the Mzimkulu catchment was under agriculture, mostly commercial forestry and subsistence farming. Some temporary commercial irrigated agriculture, sugar cane, temporary commercial dryland agriculture, and improved grassland was also present. Approximately 9% of the catchment land-cover was degraded grassland and bushland with roughly 64% being natural; this consisted mainly of grassland, bushland, and forest. About 1% of the land-cover comprised of urban development, mainly residential development and smallholdings. Major towns in the Mzimkulu catchment include Port Shepstone near the coast and Umzimkulu further inland.
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